Contact Lens Dispensing Assembly

ABSTRACT

A contact lens dispensing assembly includes a pair of dispensing sleeves that each contains a strip of contact lens containers for a respective one of the user&#39;s eyes. Each of the dispensing sleeves has a dispensing platform to facilitate a respective one of the contact lens containers to be removed from the dispensing sleeves for each of the user&#39;s eyes. A pair of mating members is each coupled to a receptive one of the dispensing sleeves. In this way each of the mating members can engage a support surface in a bathroom thereby facilitating the contact lens containers to be accessible to the user during the user&#39;s morning bathroom routine.

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The disclosure relates to dispensing devices and more particularly pertains to a new dispensing device for dispensing contact lens containers. The device includes a pair of dispensing sleeves that each has a dispensing platform. Each of the dispensing sleeves contains a strip of contact lens containers that each contains contact lenses for a user's left eye and a user's right eye. Each of the dispenser sleeves has an adhesive strip for adhering to a support surface.

(2) Description of Related Art including information disclosed under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98.

The prior art relates to dispensing devices including a box for containing and shipping cereal bowls. The prior art discloses a box for shipping contact lenses while keeping the contact lenses dry. The prior art discloses a gravity fed dispensing chute which includes a dispending slot. The prior art discloses a variety of dispensing assemblies that includes a housing which has a pair of channels integrated into the housing and a pair of dispensing slots each extending into a respective channel. Each of the channels contains objects which are dispensable through the dispensing slots. The prior art discloses a tower for storing eye shields and a dispensing slot in the tower for dispensing the eye shields. The prior art discloses a pen dispenser for dispensing contact lenses.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a pair of dispensing sleeves that each contains a strip of contact lens containers for a respective one of the user's eyes. Each of the dispensing sleeves has a dispensing platform to facilitate a respective one of the contact lens containers to be removed from the dispensing sleeves for each of the user's eyes. A pair of mating members is each coupled to a receptive one of the dispensing sleeves. In this way each of the mating members can engage a support surface in a bathroom thereby facilitating the contact lens containers to be accessible to the user during the user's morning bathroom routine.

There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.

The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a contact lens dispensing assembly according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front exploded view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 5 thereof, a new dispensing device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 5 , the contact lens dispensing assembly 10 generally comprises a plurality of contact lens containers 12 that is each removably attached together to form a strip of contact lens containers 14. The plurality of contact lens containers 12 includes a set of left contact lens containers 16 and a set of right contact lens containers 18. Each of the left contact lens containers 16 contains a contact lens with a prescription for a user's left eye and each of the right contact lens containers 18 contains a contact lens with a prescription for the user's right eye. The contact lenses contained in each of the contact lens containers 12 may be disposable contact lenses of any conventional size and design.

A pair of dispensing sleeves 20 is provided and each of the dispensing sleeves 20 contains a respective strip of contact lens containers 12 for a respective one of the user's eyes. Each of the dispensing sleeves 20 has a dispensing platform 22 to facilitate a respective one of the contact lens containers 12 to be removed from the dispensing sleeves 20 for each of the user's eyes. Each of the dispensing sleeves 20 has a top end 24, a bottom end 26 and an outer wall 28 extending between the top end 24 and the bottom end 26, and the outer wall 28 has a back side 30 and a front side 32. Each of the dispensing sleeves 20 is elongated between the top end 24 and the bottom end 26. The dispensing platform 22 on each of the dispensing sleeves 20 comprises a leg 34 extending downwardly from the bottom end 26 of a respective dispensing sleeve and a foot 36 that is spaced from and is oriented parallel to the bottom end 26. In this way the respective contact lens container 12 can rest on the foot 36 having the respective contact lens container 12 being accessible to the user.

A pair of mating members 38 is provided and each of the mating members 38 is coupled to a respective one of the dispensing sleeves 20. In this way each of the mating members 38 can engage a support surface 40 in a bathroom thereby facilitating the contact lens containers 12 to be accessible to the user during the user's morning bathroom routine. Each of the mating members 38 has a first surface 42 and a second surface 44, and the first surface 42 of each of the mating members 38 is bonded to back side 30 of the outer wall 28 of the respective dispensing sleeve. In this way the second surface 44 of each of the mating members 38 can engage the support surface 40. Each of the mating members 38 extends along a full length of the outer wall 28 of the respective dispensing sleeve 20 and the leg 34 of the dispensing platform 22 on the respective dispensing sleeve 20. Each of the mating members 38 may comprise an adhesive strip or other type of releasable mating member. The support surface 40 may be a bathroom mirror or other type of vertical support surface.

In use, each of the dispensing sleeves 20 is filled with a respective one of the right contact lens containers 18 and the left contact lens containers 16. In this way the user can remove a single left contact lens container 16 and a single right contact lens container 18 each morning to wear their contact lenses. Furthermore, the dispensing sleeves 20 keeps the left contact lens containers 16 and the right contact lens containers 18 separated from each other to reduce the likelihood that the user will mistake one for the other. Each of the dispensing sleeves 20 is replenished with a new strip of contact lens containers 12 when the dispensing sleeves 20 are depleted.

With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded.

A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements. 

I claim:
 1. A contact lens dispensing assembly for dispensing contact lenses for each of a user's eyes, said assembly comprising: a pair of dispensing sleeves each being configured to contain a strip of contact lens containers for a respective one of the user's eyes, each of said dispensing sleeves having a dispensing platform wherein said dispensing platform is configured to facilitate a respective one of said contact lens containers to be removed from said dispensing sleeves for each of the user's eyes; and a pair of mating members, each of said mating members being coupled to a receptive one of said dispensing sleeves wherein each of said mating members is configured to engage a support surface in a bathroom thereby facilitating the contact lens containers to be accessible to the user during the user's morning bathroom routine.
 2. The assembly according to claim 1, wherein: each of said dispensing sleeves has a top end, a bottom end and an outer wall extending between said top end and said bottom end, said outer wall having a back side and a front side, each of said dispensing sleeves being elongated between said top end and said bottom end; and said dispensing platform on each of said dispensing sleeves comprises a leg extending downwardly from said bottom end of a respective dispensing sleeve and a foot being spaced from and being oriented parallel to said bottom end wherein said foot is configured to have the respective contact lens container resting on said foot having the respective contact lens container being accessible to the user.
 3. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein each of said mating members has a first surface and a second surface, said first surface of each of said mating members being bonded to said back side of said outer wall of said respective dispensing sleeve wherein said second surface of each of said mating members is configured to engage the support surface.
 4. The assembly according to claim 2, wherein each of said mating members extends along a full length of said outer wall of said respective dispensing sleeve and said leg of said dispensing platform on said respective dispensing sleeve.
 5. A contact lens dispensing assembly for dispensing contact lenses for each of a user's eyes, said assembly comprising: a pair of dispensing sleeves each being configured to contain a strip of contact lens containers for a respective one of the user's eyes, each of said dispensing sleeves having a dispensing platform wherein said dispensing platform is configured to facilitate a respective one of the contact lens containers to be removed from said dispensing sleeves for each of the user's eyes, each of said dispensing sleeves having a top end, a bottom end and an outer wall extending between said top end and said bottom end, said outer wall having a back side and a front side, each of said dispensing sleeves being elongated between said top end and said bottom end, said dispensing platform on each of said dispensing sleeves comprising a leg extending downwardly from said bottom end of a respective dispensing sleeve and a foot being spaced from and being oriented parallel to said bottom end wherein said foot is configured to have the respective contact lens container resting on said foot having the respective contact lens container being accessible to the user; and a pair of mating members, each of said mating members being coupled to a receptive one of said dispensing sleeves wherein each of said mating members is configured to engage a support surface in a bathroom thereby facilitating the contact lens containers to be accessible to the user during the user's morning bathroom routine, each of said mating members having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface of each of said mating members being bonded to back side of said outer wall of said respective dispensing sleeve wherein said second surface of each of said mating members is configured to engage the support surface, each of said mating members extending along a full length of said outer wall of said respective dispensing sleeve and said leg of said dispensing platform on said respective dispensing sleeve.
 6. A contact lens dispensing system for dispensing contact lenses for each of a user's eyes, said system comprising: a plurality of contact lens containers, each of said contact lens containers being removably attached together to form a strip of contact lens containers, said plurality of contact lens containers including a set of left contact lens containers and a set of right contact lens containers, each of said left contact lens containers containing a contact lens with a prescription for a user's left eye, each of said right contact lens containers containing a contact lens with a prescription for the user's right eye; a pair of dispensing sleeves each containing a respective strip of contact lens containers, each of said dispensing sleeves having a dispensing platform to facilitate a respective one of said contact lens containers to be removed from said dispensing sleeves for each of the user's eyes, each of said dispensing sleeves having a top end, a bottom end and an outer wall extending between said top end and said bottom end, said outer wall having a back side and a front side, each of said dispensing sleeves being elongated between said top end and said bottom end, said dispensing platform on each of said dispensing sleeves comprising a leg extending downwardly from said bottom end of a respective dispensing sleeve and a foot being spaced from and being oriented parallel to said bottom end, said foot having said respective contact lens container resting on said foot such that said respective contact lens container is accessible to the user, each of said dispensing sleeves containing a respective one of said left contact lens containers and said right contact lens containers; and a pair of mating members, each of said mating members being coupled to a respective one of said dispensing sleeves wherein each of said mating members is configured to engage a support surface in a bathroom thereby facilitating said contact lens containers to be accessible to the user during the user's morning bathroom routine, each of said mating members having a first surface and a second surface, said first surface of each of said mating members being bonded to back side of said outer wall of said respective dispensing sleeve wherein said second surface of each of said mating members is configured to engage the support surface, each of said mating members extending along a full length of said outer wall of said respective dispensing sleeve and said leg of said dispensing platform on said respective dispensing sleeve. 